Blog 7: The Deeper Kind of Humility

This journey I’ve been sharing with you; it hasn’t been linear. It’s been full of unexpected turns, soul-leveling revelations, and some incredibly hard truths I had to face about myself.

Often growth journeys start with learning some new truths about who we are and unfortunately, the natural thing to do when we begin to define the truth about who we are, is to look at what’s around us to see what our options are.

And here's the trap we are all at risk of falling into, especially in the world we live in today. We want to know how we measure up.

“Mirror, mirror on the wall…” has become,
“Mirror, mirror on Facebook, tell me how my life should look.” 

or 

“Mirror, mirror on Instagram, tell me who I really am.” 

We scroll. We compare. We filter. We perform. And on any given day, we either walk away feeling like a winner or a loser, depending on who had the better photo or who got the most likes.

That’s a dangerous way to discover who we are.

It's fragile. It’s constantly shifting. And it will never tell you the truth.

That’s why it’s so important to build our foundation of identity and beliefs, not in comparison, but in truth.
Not through the lens of culture, but through the lens of who God is.

He doesn’t change. He created you with intention and for a purpose and he knows you and sees you.

He doesn’t measure you against your neighbor, your coworker, or that mom on Instagram with perfect hair and perfect kids. He created them for their purpose and you for yours. It's different, special, beautiful.

He's not asking for perfection. He’s asking for surrender. 

We will still suffer and feel the pain of rejection at times or for season, but we can feel the sadness that brings without letting it define us because we know and understand.....

We are wonderfully made… and still in progress. 
We can be disappointed and disappoint others… without losing our peace.
We all have the right to be loved, respected, and treated justly, but living humbly means there will be moments when we choose to give up those rights for the good of others. 

So today, if you find yourself chasing identity in the scroll of comparison, or shrinking under the weight of shame, I want to gently invite you back to this...

The only mirror that tells the truth about who you are… is the one held by your Creator. 

Look there. Build from there.

Reflection Prompt:
Where are you tempted to look for validation—social media, others’ opinions, past mistakes? What would change if you looked at yourself through the lens of who God is?